How was hurricane Andrew created?

Answer 1

Hurricane Andrew formed in much the same way as many other hurricanes. It started off the coast of western Africa as an area of disorganized rain and low pressure called a tropical wave. As the new system was fed by moisture from the warm water of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, thunderstorms began to form and form and intensify. As the system gained strength, air pressure within it began to drop, causing it to draw in more warm, moist air. It also began to rotate. Once the system developed a well-defined circulation it became a tropical depression, Tropical Depression Four, as it was the fourth such system to form in the Atlantic that year. Initially TD Four failed o gain strength due to unfavorable winds in the upper atmosphere. These winds became more favorable after a few days, and the system strengthened into a tropical storm. Since it was the first tropical storm to form in the Atlantic that year, it was given the name Andrew. Andrew again encountered unfavorable conditions that nearly caused it to dissipate, but when these conditions cleared, Andrew soon intensified into a hurricane. Conditions became even more favorable near the Bahamas, and Andrew began rapidly intensifying, soon reaching category 5 intensity, which it maintained as it crossed the Bahamas and struck southern Florida.